Gun bills being readied for debate

11:11 PM,
Jan. 5, 2013

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Gannett Tennessee

Measures that would bring more police officers into schools and allow teachers to be armed appear to be gaining momentum among Tennessee lawmakers .

Several Tennessee lawmakers say they have drafted legislation that would encourage Tennessee school districts to place at least one armed police officer in every school and would allow teachers who have undergone special training to bring their personal handguns into schools.

The state measures would reverse decades-old policies that have all but banned firearms from schools. ...